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But she had to wait four
days for the money to be credited back into her bank account and her
overdraft was wiped out.

The 57-year-old shopper ate the pork chops with her husband that night. And she told him to relish every mouthful. After all, each bite was worth £50.

Disappointed: The 57-year-old woman's son Nathan Cole was not impressed with the customer service
his mother received when she bought the pork chops, left, as

Yesterday the shopper’s son, Nathan
Cole, said his mother did not want to be named. But he told how her
visit to Asda in Poole, Dorset, became one of her most expensive
shopping trips ever.

Her troubles began when she spotted
the pork chops reduced to £1, a bargain that she couldn’t resist.

But
when she put them through the self-service scanner at the check-out, she
was charged £527.22.

‘Unfortunately, Mum was in a bit of a rush and had left her reading glasses at home,’ Mr Cole said.

‘It was only an hour after she’d been
to the store when she looked at her receipt. The bill, including the two
pork chops, was for a whopping £549.68.

She couldn’t believe the money
couldn’t go back on her account immediately.

‘All my mum wanted was peace of mind.
She wanted someone to say, “Look, if you get any charges for going
overdrawn or struggle to pay for anything on your card because of this,
please come back and we will compensate”.

‘But she was told nothing. I don’t think this is the best customer service.

‘Later, when she was eating the chops for dinner with my dad, she told him to enjoy them as they had cost £50 a mouthful.’

A spokesman for Asda blamed a ‘system glitch’ that had scanned the item at the wrong price.

‘The lady received a full refund,’ he said. ‘That money can take a couple of days to be credited because of the banking system.